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package org.apache.jmeter.testelement.property;

import org.apache.jmeter.testelement.TestElement;

/**
 * For JMeterProperties that hold multiple properties within, provides a simple
 * interface for retrieving a property iterator for the sub values.
 * 
 * @version $Revision: 493779 $
 */
public abstract class MultiProperty extends AbstractProperty {
	public MultiProperty() {
		super();
	}

	public MultiProperty(String name) {
		super(name);
	}

	/**
	 * Get the property iterator to iterate through the sub-values of this
	 * JMeterProperty.
	 * 
	 * @return an iterator for the sub-values of this property
	 */
	public abstract PropertyIterator iterator();

	/**
	 * Add a property to the collection.
	 */
	public abstract void addProperty(JMeterProperty prop);

	/**
	 * Clear away all values in the property.
	 */
	public abstract void clear();

	public void setRunningVersion(boolean running) {
		super.setRunningVersion(running);
		PropertyIterator iter = iterator();
		while (iter.hasNext()) {
			iter.next().setRunningVersion(running);
		}
	}

	protected void recoverRunningVersionOfSubElements(TestElement owner) {
		PropertyIterator iter = iterator();
		while (iter.hasNext()) {
			JMeterProperty prop = iter.next();
			if (owner.isTemporary(prop)) {
				iter.remove();
			} else {
				prop.recoverRunningVersion(owner);
			}
		}
	}

	public void mergeIn(JMeterProperty prop) {
		if (prop.getObjectValue() == getObjectValue()) {
			return;
		}
		log.debug("merging in " + prop.getClass());
		if (prop instanceof MultiProperty) {
			PropertyIterator iter = ((MultiProperty) prop).iterator();
			while (iter.hasNext()) {
				JMeterProperty item = iter.next();
				addProperty(item);
			}
		} else {
			addProperty(prop);
		}
	}
}
